{"id":2578,"date":"2014-08-19T11:41:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T01:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2014-08-19T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T01:41:17","slug":"crossing-the-nullarbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=2578","title":{"rendered":"Crossing the Nullarbor"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have just completed our 3rd trip across the Nullarbor. We certainly live in a beautiful, ever changing country which is accentuated while crossing the Nullarbor. To say we love it is an understatement !!! Less than 3 weeks before we are home. We miss our little piece of Australian paradise in Tassie, our unique dry bushland, absolute peace, private beach and stunning views. We are very lucky. We are looking forward to seeing Molly, Salem, Booth and the Girls (the chooks and rooster) again.<\/p>\n

We have had a safe trip so far with no major problems….. except a $600 bill for new car keys. (not lost by me thank goodness…. lost by “him that must be obeyed” ).<\/p>\n

After about 8 days of bush camping, which we prefer, we have booked into the Clare Valley Park for a couple of days to stock up on water and do some much needed washing before heading along the southern beaches of South Australia and Victoria. Even though we will be home soon, there is still much to see and explore. We see so much while caravaning and bush camping. More than staying in motels John and Rhonda. You guys need a caravan. They come in 5 Star Rhonda !!!<\/p>\n

If anyone gets the chance you must read Tim Winton’s book Dirt Music… His descriptions of driving from Perth through to the top describing the landscape, where we have visited this trip, are so perfect. I read it at night while crossing the Nullarbor and loved it.<\/p>\n

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\"Mal<\/a>
Mal sits on 100km per hour on cruise control, but we are about to be overtaken by a huge road train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kalgoorlie\"<\/a>
Kalgoorlie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nullarbor<\/a>
Nullarbor cliffs….The Great Australian Bight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A local dingo… we were often lulled to sleep at night by their howling around the campsites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"One<\/a>
One of my favourite sunset shots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Straight<\/a>
Straight roads and stunning skies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pildappa<\/a>
Pildappa Rock in the Gawler Ranges SA… four stories high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nullarbor<\/a>
Nullarbor sand hills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We were always on the lookout for the wildlife… saw plenty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Long<\/a>
Long straight roads, but we had so much fun. With over 700 CDs we have had no shortage of music. Everything from Adele, Passenger, Angus and Julia and Cold Chisel (my favourites) to ACDC, Guns and Roses, and Keith Urban (Mal’s favourites usually very loud !!!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It<\/a>
It is a beautiful trip to drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Another<\/a>
Another dingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We visited the “Head of the Bight” again and were rewarded with the opportunity of some great shots of whales… if you left click on the photo you can see the young whale’s eye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mother<\/a>
Mother and baby… left click on photo for a better look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I loved the photos I was able to take<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sorry<\/a>
Sorry if I have taken toooo many<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Last<\/a>
Last photo… if you enlarge the photo you may be able to see the baby whale lying on top of its mother !!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We have just completed our 3rd trip across the Nullarbor. We certainly live in a beautiful, ever changing country which is accentuated while crossing the Nullarbor. To say we love it is an understatement !!! Less than 3 weeks before we are home. We miss our little piece of Australian paradise in Tassie, our unique … Continue reading Crossing the Nullarbor<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uluru-trip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578\/revisions\/2596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}